NIDI scenario: Strong population decline in China

United Nations projections assume that by the end of this century one third of the world population will live in India, China or Nigeria. While population growth in India will slow down and the population size of China will decline, population growth in Nigeria will accelerate. A new NIDI scenario projects less population growth in Nigeria and sharp population decline in China.

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Demos, bulletin on population and society, special EPC 2016 issue, 32(7): 3-4.